WEDDINGTON, N.C. – Officials in Union County are investigating an apparent house explosion that happened Sunday morning, according to the sheriff’s office. It happened around 9 a.m. at a home on Steeple Chase Circle in the Weddington area. First responders were called to the home after receiving multiple reports of a large explosion.

Emergency officials in Union County say that they were called to the home around 9 a.m. after numerous reports of a large explosion. Deputies say a severe portion of the home had heavy damage when they arrived on scene. Officials say that two people inside of the home at the time of the explosion.

Two people are hurt after a house explosion Sunday morning near Weddington, according to Union County Fire Marshal Jon Williams. Multiple calls came in for an explosion on Steeple Chase Circle just before 9 a.

Several fire departments rushed to a home on Steeple Chase Circle in Weddington in response to reports of a home explosion and house fire on Sunday morning, according to the Charlotte Fire Department. The Union County Sheriff's Office said the explosion just before 9 a.m. was felt countywide.

Weddington, NC — WEDDINGTON, NC - Two people are injured after the home they were in exploded, according to the Union County Sheriff’s Office. UCSO said several people notified first responders of a large explosion. It happened around 9 am on Steeple Chase Circle, off Providence Road S, in Weddington.